Adapting to life in Spain
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Almost seven months after the move, Rob and Lis put their expectations of Spain next to reality. Lis talks about her fear of not being welcomed as a migrant and her doubts about the northern weather; Rob remembers the two years he spent in Spain after university and why he always wanted to come back. Then the surprises – an easy school search, how blunt Spaniards can sound after Colombian politeness, making friends at the school gate – and a tricky question: when can you really say you've adapted?
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